Bug#637363: ***SPAM*** Re: Bug#637363: debootstrap 1.0.35 fails to accept --arch=amd64 on CentOS 5.6 system
Joey Hess, le Mon 15 Aug 2011 13:56:26 -0400, a écrit :
> Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > clone 637363 -1
> > retitle -1 explain what "target" means
> > severity -1 wishlist
> > thanks
> >
> > Whit Blauvelt, le Wed 10 Aug 2011 16:21:00 -0400, a écrit :
> > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 09:52:36PM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > >
> > > > It can't be the "target" of debootstrap, since debootstrap is already
> > > > running in it. Think of it (the host, Centos) as the hand which is
> > > > holding the dart (debootstrap) to the target (the actual machine running
> > > > the just-installed Debian, which may or may not be Centos).
> > >
> > > Once you've explained it, I understand your technical use of "target" to
> > > mean what you mean by it. I'm only suggesting it is ambiguous, so that other
> > > people may easily misunderstand it in the context of building in a chroot,
> > > where the "target" may be misinterpreted to mean the host of the chroot.
> > > Again, once you've clarified it, it's clear. But the term "target," without
> > > the clarification, can confuse - as in "I'm going to throw Debian into a
> > > chroot on this CentOS box.
> >
> > Ok, then cloning the bug.
>
> "target" is explaned in debootstrap's manual page, in the very first
> line of the description.
Not the "target" directory, but the meaning of "target" in the --arch
option.
Samuel
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